Senior Associate, Analytics

Company Description

Merkle is a leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company. For over 30 years, Fortune 1,000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with us to build and maximize the value of their customer portfolios. We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all. Merkle is an agency of dentsu.

Job Description

The Senior Associate, Analytics will be an integral member of the analytics team, dedicated to transforming complex data into actionable insights to drive business outcomes. This role requires a proactive, self-motivated individual with a deep passion for data analytics, from data sourcing to visualization and interpretation. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise and business acumen, ensuring that insights are both data-driven and aligned with business objectives.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

Data Management and Analysis:

• Source and compile data from various repositories, ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Create and maintain data QA process independently.
• Write SQL queries to manipulate large datasets, with an understanding of ETL processes.
• Conduct comprehensive and replicable analyses to derive insights from data.
• Visualize data to tell a story and make insights digestible to any audience.
• Present internally to peers and department stakeholders.
• Stay updated on industry trends, developments in methodologies, and technologies to ensure best practices in analytics.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business questions and provide data-driven solutions.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations for both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in communication.
• Clearly articulate findings, insights, and recommendations

Continuous Learning and Development:

• Participate in a team-wide culture of learning, ensuring continuous personal and professional growth.
• Solve problems collaboratively, leveraging both internal and external resources.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in analytics; agency experience is a plus.
• Experience in SQL or other programming language is a must.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Excel, Tableau, PowerBI.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with high levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to visualize and present data effectively.
• Team-oriented mindset with a collaborative spirit and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines.
• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as Business, Marketing, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Information Systems, or a related discipline.

This is role is 100% remote.

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $68,000-$106,000.  Salary is based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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About dentsu 
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society www.dentsu.com. 

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams